Vava'u cocaine find

Tonga Police retrieve 14kg cocaine in Vava’u

The illicit drugs have a street value of about $5 million pa’anga.

Nine men and three women have been arrested so far in relation to the drugs that washed up on beaches late last month.

Ten of the suspects including three foreign nationals were apprehended in Vava’u and two in Tongatapu.

They are facing criminal charges relating to possession and engaging with others in the supply of illicit drugs. Some of whom have been charged for intentionally lying to Police contravening Section 29 of the Illicit Drugs Control Act.